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What is the length of the shorter leg of a right triangle whose other two sides lengths are 8ft and 10ft long
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What is the length of the shorter leg of a right triangle whose other two sides lengths are 8ft and 10ft long

User Dawid Sawa
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Answer:

From the Pythagorean Theorem:

10^2 = 8^2 + x^2

x^2 = 100 -64

x^2 = 36

x = 6 feet


Explanation:


User Sukhdeep Singh Kalra
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